The pool beyond the right field fence at Chase Field is something short of hallowed ground for the Diamondbacks. It’s not the Green Monster at Fenway or the ivy-covered walls of Wrigley Field.

But it is uniquely Chase Field, so much so that the team tracks home run balls hit into it. So when a contingent of Los Angeles Dodgers, including veterans such as Skip Schumaker, Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford, moved the celebration of their National League West-clinching 7-6 victory over the Diamondbacks on Thursday from the field to the pool, the vanquished home team was not happy.

“I just think they have enough guys on that team that it’s surprising they would allow that to happen,” Diamondbacks infielder Willie Bloomquist said. “I’ll give credit where credit’s due. They won the division, so congratulations to them. I would expect someone to act with a little more class. I highly doubt the New York Yankees would do something like that.”

Dodgers President Stan Kasten said he had no comment on the perceived wrong of the impromptu pool party, but did say he didn’t foresee any rule-breaking issues, since the fans in that area had vacated the pool by the time Dodgers players arrived.

But, as it is many times with baseball, it’s the unwritten rules that truly rile.

“I could call it disrespectful and classless,” Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall said via email, “but they don't have a beautiful pool at their old park and must have really wanted to see what one was like.”

To Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, who did not pitch in the four-game series as the team sought to give him more rest, understands how the pool-jumping could be perceived. But he thinks it’s being misinterpreted as slight.

“I’m sorry they feel that way,” Kershaw said. “We don’t mean any disrespect towards them. We’re just trying to enjoy our postseason berth. For me, if they were to celebrate at our home field, I feel like they’ve earned that right.”

Hall said the team hasn’t discussed whether to file any official complaint with Major League Baseball, or if that’s even an option.

Of course, the easiest way to prevent it would have been to win. The Dodgers entered the series needing just two victories to clinch the division, and the Diamondbacks managed to forestall that inevitability until Thursday’s series finale.

As the Dodgers mobbed each other in the infield after the final out — and before they explored the life aquatic — Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson and bench coach Alan Trammell lingered outside the dugout to watch.

“That’s where we want to be,” Gibson said. “Any time you can be a part of some type of celebration like that, you partake in it. We’re not on the side we wanted to be. I’ve been in a couple of those as a player and a manager, and you just take it in and reflect on some things.”

Arizona was there for most of the season. The Diamondbacks held first place as late as the July 21, the 98th game of the season. But then, buoyed by rookie Yasiel Puig, a healthy Hanley Ramirez and a murderer’s row rotation, the Dodgers went on a historic 46-10 run, vaulting from 9 1/2 games back of the NL West lead to 10 1/2 up.

The Diamondbacks wilted in the process, thanks to a penchant for giving up home runs and blowing saves — the same things that bit them Thursday. The Dodgers hit three home runs, two by Ramirez and game-winning shot by catcher A.J. Ellis. Arizona has now given up 165 home runs, second-most in the NL, and has blown an MLB-leading 28 saves.

The Diamondbacks have been a tough out for the Dodgers — Arizona won the season series 10-9 — but they’ve been an out nonetheless.

“We always play good against the Dodgers,” third baseman Martin Prado said. “We came up a little bit short. We’ve got a lot of weaknesses that we have to get strong. We’re going to move on and be ready for next season.”

That season is sixth months away, with the Dodgers and Diamondbacks opening with two March games in Australia. Diamondbacks fans will have to wait to see if grudges can last that long and travel that far.

Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 6

Recap: The Los Angeles Dodgers overcame a six-run Diamondbacks third inning for a 7-6 road win that made them the National League West champions and the first team to clinch a playoff berth.

Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez, battling a back issue, hammered two home runs.

The Diamondbacks sent 10 batters to the plate in the bottom of the inning for a six-run response with four extra-base hits. After that, the Diamondbacks posted two hits and no runs.

“It is disappointing,” Diamondbacks Manager Kirk Gibson said. “We fought hard and the guys played good today. We were unable to secure the lead.”

Hurting Hanley: What is a healthy Ramirez like? After missing five of the previous six games for an irritated back nerve, Ramirez pushed to play Thursday and delivered, a four-for-five, two-homer, four-RBI performance.

“I’m not 100 percent,” Ramirez said. “I was just trying to get this thing over and win the division.”

Ramirez lifted his batting average to .351, which would make him a NL batting champion if he had enough plate appearances. Ramirez, who has 20 home runs in 291 at bats, missed 52 games due to right thumb surgery and a right hamstring injury. Ramirez’s 1,090 games is the fourth highest total among active players without a playoff appearance.

Miley’s mileage: When Diamondbacks starting pitcher Wade Miley logs a lot of pitches early, he becomes more hittable on the back end. He opened the third inning by giving up two walks, including the first of two he granted to pitcher Ricky Nolasco. Ramirez smashed a Miley fastball for a three-run home run a batter later for a 3-0 lead. Miley helped his own cause with a two-run double to finish a six-run rally but he was pulled in the fifth for a pinch hitter after 103 pitches, including 47 balls.

— Paul Coro

View from the press box: Jumping in the Diamondbacks’ pool at Chase Field was at the very least thoughtless of the Dodgers, though some would prefer to believe it was intentionally disrespectful. The best answer is to beat them on the field and in the standings, the latter of which Arizona failed at this season. Whether the Diamondbacks can make a legitimate push to dethrone Los Angeles next season will determine how much of a rivalry this really is.

Notable: Delgado will be making a career-best 18th start, and needs just two strikeouts to break his season high of 76. The road hasn’t been kind to him lately, though, as he’s gone 1-2 with a 7.40 ERA in his past four road starts. He did beat the Rockies in his last outing, allowing two runs over six innings at Chase Field. … Chacin lasted just four innings in his last start, also against the Diamondbacks, giving up six runs (four earned) on seven hits. Like most Rockies pitchers, he’s fared better on the road (2.44 ERA) than he does at home (3.81) in 2013.

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